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Tag Archives: arfa
The End Of Mansch.net
Orit Arfa emails her members: Dear Members, After much consideration, I have decided for personal and professional reasons to discontinue the website, MANsch.net Thank you so much for taking part in this cool experiment. Please stay tuned to my future … Continue reading
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Tagged arfa, future endeavors, professional reasons, website www
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Ayn Rand?
Charles emails: Orit Arfa seems very nice, but Ayn Rand? Those books made there way around the dorm in yeshiva in Brooklyn and you could always tell who was reading them because they got better posture and wouldn’t talk to … Continue reading
Orit Arfa is the Jewish female analog of the young black male: a ‘woman at risk’
From my live cam: ChaimAmalek: This Orit person needs to stop dating and just settle for some specific man. And then she needs to have babies. ChaimAmalek: All this talk about dating and relationships only wastes time. ChaimAmalek: She is … Continue reading
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Tagged adolf hitler, arfa, goyim, jewess, lonely years, muslim women, negro male, self fulfillment
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What Is A MANsch?
Orit Arfa writes for the Jewish Journal: I have found through my dating experience that American Jewish men are often pretty clueless when it comes to dating effectively, or else they come across as nebbish and dorky. I have some … Continue reading
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Tagged arfa, art of seduction, jewish men, male characteristics, nebbish, orit
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Why Are So Many Gays And Jewish Women Telling Us How Proud And Confident They Feel In Their Sexuality?
I’ve never heard a heterosexual man say how proud and confident he is in his sexuality. I’ve never heard a white man say how proud he is to be white. These public pronouncements are extreme over-compensation for the shame much … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism, Sex
Tagged arfa, cheap booze, heterosexual man, hidden face, observant jews, public pronouncements
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Orit Arfa Bothers Me
When life gets me down, I close my eyes and dream of a better day. Then I surf to OritArfa.net to see how the good life is lived. Tonight I found this: "Orit complements and enhances her journalism with a … Continue reading
Posted in Danielle Berrin, Jewish Journal, Orit Arfa
Tagged arfa, berrin, canterbury tales, creative projects, finger painting, green acre, happier days, hot chicks, intellectual insights, kind of girl, nobel committee, oil painting, oy ve, palm trees, quantum mechanics, sticky heat
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I Join Amy Klein & Orit Arfa At Temple Israel Thursday Night To Hear Laurie Graff Talk About Her New Book ‘Shiksa Syndrome’
Watch here. Temple Israel (My previous interviews with Laurie.) Graff, who lives on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, dropped her pet at doggie daycare on Highland before coming tonight. Laurie: "It’s my brother’s birthday this Saturday. He has a big party. … Continue reading
Posted in Author Interviews, Jewish Literature, Laurie Graff
Tagged Amy Klein, arfa, danny maseng, Laurie Graff, neon sign, new york jew, orit, slim model, temple israel, upper west side, whiskey and wine
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A New Beginning
In the weeks ahead, expect me to blow up this blog. Transfer most of its content to PicoRob.com. Do most of my blogging on PicoRob.com. I will have two Orthodox Jews as my editors on PicoRob.com. My blog will literally … Continue reading
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Tagged arfa, chofetz chaim, heart desires, hubris, orthodox jews
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I Still Own The Number One Google Result For ‘Orit Arfa’
I got a vitriolic complaint the other day for writing too much about Orit Arta. Too much Orit Arfa, you gasp? That’s not possible. I agree with you, but this emailer claimed that the reason I was ragging on Harkham … Continue reading
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Tagged arfa, company web site, e mail address, google search results, preconceived notions, search engine google
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For The Sin Of Not Getting Along With ME Susan Freudenheim…
For the great sin of not getting along with Jewish Journal managing editor Susan Freudenheim, the newspaper has lost a few male writers (Marc Ballon, etc). I guess she’s allergic to testosterone. Every time I start to read something by … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Klein, arfa, female desire, Jewish Journal, male writers
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